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Lawtey, in brief

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Lawtey is a city in Bradford County, Florida, United States. The population was 636 at the 2020 US Census, down from 730 at the 2010 US Census. The City of Lawtey has received national attention and earned the dubious distinction of being one of only two official speed traps designated by the American Automobile Association (AAA), (the other being Waldo a few miles to the south). However, the label was removed by AAA in August 2018 after reforms by police chief Shane Bennett.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 730 to 636 (-13%).

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Lawtey, decade by decade

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2025SB US 301 at Lake St CR 225 intersection dashcam

2025SB US 301 Overhead School Zone 20 mph dashcam

2025SB US 301 Lawtey dashcam

2025SB US 301 Directional road sign Camp Blanding dashcam

2022Former Horne's-Florida Gift Shop;

2020Lawtey, Florida

2020Lawtey Correctional Institution

2012S-200A Keys Shield

2012S-200A "County Patch" sign

2012C-200B Sign, Left Turn

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Tory KittlesAmerican actor · b. 1975

Louie L. WainwrightAmerican lawyer · b. 1923

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